Wednesday, 17 February 2016

BBC continued its political bias by excluding the Greens again

This is from Party office. Frankly I've had it with the BBC, they are demonstrating their bias against us yet again. Please sign the petition here: https://action.greenparty.org.uk/bbc

The BBC’s decision not to allocate the
Green Party of England and Wales a Party Political Broadcast (PPB) in
England fails the electorate and our democracy, say the Greens.

Over recent weeks, the Green Party has
written to the BBC three times to appeal the public broadcaster's
initial decision to allocate three PPBs to the Liberal Democrats and
UKIP each, and none to the Greens.

Over the course of extensive
correspondence (2), Nick Martin, CEO of the Green Party, has sought to
demonstrate the Party’s steady and consistent growth in England over the
past two election cycles across election types. The Green
Party contends that, with this decision, the BBC has failed to fully
consider and recognise the pattern and direction of electoral support in England.

In
their upcoming Party Election Broadcast (PEB), the Green Party will
ensure that the Greens' voice is heard ahead of the London Assembly,
Mayoral and local elections in May 2016. The BBC
Trusts' decision to recognise the Greens as a major party in the London
elections provides the Party with an opportunity to showcase how
elected Greens can deliver real change of the common good.

“Our public broadcaster’s decision to
freeze the Greens out of the Party Political Broadcasts impoverishes our
political debate. Ahead of this May’s elections, the Greens stand on a
fresh, distinctive platform. We are the only
party who place environmental sustainability at the heart of everything
we do; we are united in opposing Trident; and only the Greens are
presenting a viable alternative to our stuttering economic system which
is insecurely grounded on unequal pay and long
hours.”

Womack said:

“The BBC’s decision means over a million
people will not be given the opportunity to hear from the party they
voted for last May in a PPB in 2016. While this decision is bitterly
disappointing and does a disservice to our democracy,
Green politicians, members, activists and supporters will continue to
work tirelessly to make sure our voice is heard and that Green values
and policies are widely shared.”